Multinational tech giant, Google, has unveiled a new office in Accra, Ghana, to support the impressive growth of the company’s AI research team in the country.
Google’s real estate project manager, Will Chan, posted images of the gorgeous office space on LinkedIn, Ghana Feed reports.
“Very delighted to share with you photos of the recently opened new Google office in Accra, Ghana to support the exciting growth of our AI Research Team. Many thanks to the super talented team who have designed and delivered this beautiful new space for us,” Chan wrote on LinkedIn.
The opening of Google’s new office comes more than three years after the tech center originally established itself with the opening of the first AI research lab in Africa, in Ghana, in 2019.
However, Google decided to open its office in Ghana despite Nigeria having more users among the African countries but banditry, terrorism, fulani herdsmen and political instability in Nigeria has affected activities in various sectors of the country.
Experts say it is likely that Ghana’s position is attractive to Google because of the products of accessible education and the fact that it is politically stable. This was confirmed by Jeff Dean, head of Google’s AI division, who spent part of his childhood in Uganda and Somalia.
Recall that Twitter opened an office in Ghana sometimes last year which stirred up various reactions from Nigerians.
Twitter’s Founder Jack Dorsey said Ghana was a supporter of free speech, online freedom, and the open internet, which the platform was also an advocate. On reasons for setting up an African Station, Twitter said the essence was to truly serve the public conversation, and be more immersed in the rich and vibrant communities driving the conversations taking place every day across the African continent.
In 2019, the Nigerian government deliberated on a bill to censor open speech, most especially on social media in the country. It was Prohibition of Hate Speech Bill. There was also the Protection from Internet Falsehood and Manipulation and Other Related Offences Bill targeting Nigerians on the social media.
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